{"id":4882,"date":"2026-05-26T16:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=4882"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:21:28","slug":"every-bit-as-heavenly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2026\/05\/26\/every-bit-as-heavenly\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Bit As Heavenly"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

Every Bit As Heavenly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watching a Video of
\na Graybearded Man
\nWith a Voice
\nWoven from
\nThe Heart of a Father
\nSinging Goodbye
\nTo His Son,<\/p>\n

With the Tender Tones of
\na Baritone Angel,
\nPlucked from Behind
\na Microphone In a
\nTexas Tavern,<\/p>\n

But This Time Singing
\nfor a Panel of Celebrity Judges
\non a TV Talent Show,
\nWhere One Judge
\nIs Known for His
\nSharp-Edged Sword
\nof a Tongue,<\/p>\n

But Even His Eyes
\nAre Spilling as He
\nRises With the Audience
\nTo Raise Their Hands
\nIn Joy.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Watching This
\non a Sunday Sabbath Morning,
\nat the Same Time
\nI Once Spent
\nSinging Holy Hymns
\nand Kneeling With
\nHead Bowed to
\nRest On a Pew
\nWhile Whispering
\nPrayers to
\nThe All That Is
\nDivine.<\/p>\n

It Comes to Me,
\nIn a Whisper from
\nMy Maker,
\nThat My TV Talent Show
\nTexas Father\u2019s
\n Tearful Triumph<\/p>\n

Is Every Bit
\nas Heavenly as a
\nSabbath Prayer.<\/p>\n

(Photo by A.C.; UnSplash)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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